The elephant and the butterfly
The zebra and the lark
The cuttlefish and the humming bird
The albatross and the shark
The ant and the orangutan
The razorbill and the whale
The hyena and the skunk
The piranha and… the mole
All creatures in their diversity
All life forms great and small
Are the children of evolution
Charles Darwin made them all
The rattlesnake and the tarantula
The penguin and the dove
The dragonfly and the weevil
The tortoise and… the crane?
The wren, the hen…
The cat, the rat, the stoat, the hog
The sow and – the cow…
The dog, the bat, the toad, the frog
All living things in their complexity
All creatures great and small
Are explained by natural selection
Charles Darwin made them all
The porcupine, the lemur
The anaconda and the bear
The antelope and the bison
The python and the hare
The possum and the cockatiel
The mantis and the conger eel
The parrot, the ferret, the weasel, the goat
The catfish, the dogfish, the stingray, the roach
The blackfly, the greenfly, the dragonfly, the wasp
The adder, the mamba, the corn snake, the asp
All creatures of land and ocean
All inhabitants of air and earth
Are the fittest of survivors
Evolution gave them birth
The flamingo, the swan…
The rhinoceros and the lynx
The grizzly, the elk...
The manatee and… the crab?
The worm, the germ, the monkey, the racoon
The slug, the bug, the donkey, the baboon
The hake, the crake, the snail and the bee
The coot, the newt, the quail and the flea
All creatures in their complexity
All life forms great and small
Are explained by evolutionary theory
Charles Darwin made them all